Property

Chinese investment rebounds in Sydney

The Australian, 14 Nov. 2017

Cashed-up Chinese groups are pushing deeper into Sydney’s suburban offices and apartments with sites worth about $200 million changing hands, defying concerns about a year-on-year slump in Chinese outbound property investment in the third quarter.

Currency & Financial

Why a crash in China is about to devastate our economy

By Matt Barrie with Craig Tindale, 14 Nov. 2017

I RECENTLY watched the federal Treasurer Scott Morrison proudly proclaim that Australia was in "surprisingly good shape". Indeed, Australia has just snatched the world record from the Netherlands, achieving its 104th quarter of growth without a recession, making this achievement the longest streak for any OECD country since 1970.

Homeowners in Australia have nine months to prepare themselves for higher interest rates and tighter lending restrictions, according to ANZ economists David Wilson and Jo Masters, adding that Canada’s approach to its own real estate market should be seen as a roadmap.

Australian wave energy generation company Bombora Wave Power Pty Ltd has announced it has raised a multimillion-dollar round of investment to support its first commercial-sized mWave wave power generator.

A major one-year long event to mark tourism between China and Australia looks set to record impressive gains, with the large numbers of travelers from both sides reflecting the growing importance of the sector.

Education

Universities unite to put SA at the forefront of innovation, health and medical research

The Advertiser, 17 Nov. 2017

SOUTH Australia’s universities are investing millions in new facilities and increasing partnerships with each other to put the state at the forefront of medical and health research, fast-track innovation in new industries and increase student numbers.

China Domestic

Bella Hadid leads 2017 Victoria's Secret Show in Shanghai

Daily Mail, 20 Nov. 2017

The Victoria's Secret show has been steeped in controversy this year, amid reports that several models have been denied entry to China where the show is taking place, and angry locals protesting the event.